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Raas Infotek · 13 hours ago

Kafka Architect

positionBolingbrook, IL
timeContract
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level

Raas Infotek is seeking a Kafka Architect to join their team. The role involves architecting, implementing, and administering the Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments, along with managing real-time stream processing and analytics using KSQL DB and Flink.

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Hiring Manager
Shailendra R.
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Responsibilities

Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and administering Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments
Advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink for real-time stream processing/analytics
Proven proficiency in Kafka Connectors—from configuration to end-to-end integration in cloud environments
Strong background in platform governance: schema registry, RBAC, audit logging, retention, and compliance
Deep expertise with Terraform and the Confluent Terraform provider; Infrastructure-as-Code methodology and automation
Practical experience designing and managing Harness CI/CD pipelines or other similar tools
Advanced knowledge of GCP networking, including Private Service Connect (PSC), DNS, Firewalls and enterprise security
Track record in implementing cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions; troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident response
Thorough experience with Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA) strategies, backup/restore, and multi-region design
Practical experience with cost optimization, resource monitoring, and right-sizing in Confluent Cloud
Strong abilities in schema management, version compatibility, and data governance
Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, partitioning, and scaling streaming architectures
Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies
Experience providing hands-on production support for mission-critical streaming platforms
Experience in working with an offshore/on-site model. The position requires gathering requirements on-site, creating detailed design documents and coordinating with offshore for the development/delivery

Qualification

Confluent KafkaKSQL DBFlinkTerraformGCP networkingCI/CD pipelinesDisaster RecoveryAgile methodologiesProduction supportData governance

Required

Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and administering Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments
Advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink for real-time stream processing/analytics
Proven proficiency in Kafka Connectors—from configuration to end-to-end integration in cloud environments
Strong background in platform governance: schema registry, RBAC, audit logging, retention, and compliance
Deep expertise with Terraform and the Confluent Terraform provider; Infrastructure-as-Code methodology and automation
Practical experience designing and managing Harness CI/CD pipelines or other similar tools
Advanced knowledge of GCP networking, including Private Service Connect (PSC), DNS, Firewalls and enterprise security
Track record in implementing cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions; troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident response
Thorough experience with Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA) strategies, backup/restore, and multi-region design
Practical experience with cost optimization, resource monitoring, and right-sizing in Confluent Cloud
Strong abilities in schema management, version compatibility, and data governance
Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, partitioning, and scaling streaming architectures
Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies
Experience providing hands-on production support for mission-critical streaming platforms
Experience in working with an offshore/on-site model

Company

Raas Infotek

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RAAS Infotek is a full spectrum global Information Technology services company, providing end-to-end business solutions.
dateFounded in 2010
location
Newark, Delaware, USA
people-size201-500 employees
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https://raasinfotek.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

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